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About Ayurweda | Significance of Ayurveda
Significance of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the science of life and it shows the way to remove diseases, to keep up sound health and attain longevity.
The efficacy of Ayurvedic medicines prepared strictly in accordance with the methods presented by the Ayurvedic text is very great and their curative powers cannot be in the least doubted or disputed.
Ayurveda was in vogue in India and Sri Lanka since very early times. The Ayurvedic and Siddha systems have played a very important and vital part in the sphere of public health. Their popularity is due to their availability, cheapness and efficacy, but their thorough knowledge was confined to a few specialists only. There was paucity of standardisation of the drugs and therefore the Ayurvedic system did not keep pace with the Allopathic system.
An Ayurvedic physician is very accurate and scientific in determining the,
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Treatments
of diseases. He accurately diagnoses the diseases by feeling the pulse or looking at the eyes and face. He brings about harmony of the three Doshas —
by administering the suitable Rasas in correct proportions and combinations.
Ayurveda is based on ten fundamental considerations —
- Dusyam………… (the seven Dhatus and Doshas),
- Desam …………. (Surrounding)
- Balam…………….(strength),
- Kalam …………....(season),
- Analam……………(fire of digestion, Agni),
- Prakriti…………… (body),
- Vayaha …………...,
- Satvam…………… (mental state),
- Satmyam ………….(compatibility),
- Aharam …………..(dietary habits).
The ancient Ayurvedic physicians of yore knew are nowadays being brought to light as new discovery by the Allopath. If people follow the treatment according to the methods of Charaka, there will be few chronic invalids in the world.
The Ayurveda or the Science of Life
The Ayurveda is by itself an almost perfect science treating of Surgery, Medicine, Therapeutics, etc., in as efficient a light as possible. Those antiquated sages and Rishis had been men of miraculous powers. The root-medicines, the medicated leaves with which they cured the disease were all powerful and unique. This Ayurvedic system of medicine was promulgated early in the Vedic age.
A time came for the Rishis and sages to take their long leave and their disciples practiced Ayurveda, who in their turn went the way of all flesh and blood and their followers practiced it.
It is our sincere and heart-felt longing to see this venerable and ancient system of medicine, the system of our ancestors, sages and Rishis come to the front and occupy the same prominent position, it held in days of yore. It is highly gratifying to note that some generous hearted and liberal minded noble men of the Aryan land are straining their every nerve in the resuscitation of our ancient system of medicine, which, but for their munificence would have been swept away altogether from practice at the present day.
Renaissance of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an exact science. The Ayurvedic system, on the other hand, laid the foundation to Allopath. It has been proved beyond a shadow of doubt that the system of Ayurveda traveled from India to Egypt , Arabia , Rome and other places.
This glorious system of medicine fell into disuse owing to lack of State support and facilities for proper study, training and research.
Rasayana treatment which confers Kaya Kalpa (rejuvenation of body) comes under Ayurveda.
Nadi-pariksha or examination of the condition of the patient through feeling the pulse is a noteworthy feature in this system of treatment. No other system in the world has this feature. An Ayurvedic doctor or Vaidya feels the pulse of the patient and diagnoses the disease at once. He gives a vivid description of the state of the patient.
Herbs and Bhasmas (metallic oxides) play a prominent part in this system. Herbs and oxides possess infinite potencies or Saktis. A small herb dissolves stones in the bladder, kidneys and gall-bladder in a minute or the twinkling of an eye.
The various potent Ayurvedic preparations are:
- Asavas (infusions)
- Arishtas (decoctions)
- Tailas (various medicated oils)
- Kashayams or Kvathas
- Churna (powder)
- Lepa (ointment)
- Gutika or Gulikai (pills)
- Ghritams (medicated ghees)
- Bhasmas or metallic oxides
- Sindoor (oxides)
- Rasa, Rasayanas, Lehyam (confections)
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